"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all."
-Jacqueline Kennedy

Sunday, June 29, 2014

$0 Book Displays

I posted my zero cost book displays on Instagram (msleslieann01) a few weeks ago and promised a blog post with more detail.

I was at Lowes recently and while I was getting my paint mixed up, I noticed an empty cardboard display for duct tape. I asked the lady at the painter counter what they were going to do with it. When she replied that they just throw them away, I asked if I could have it. After mentioning that I was a teacher and I could use them in my classroom, she disappeared under the counter and produced several more empty boxes!

With a little paint (the green and blue ones) and some scrapbook paper (the pink one), they were transformed into these cute little book displays. I used my Silhouette Cameo to add some labels. I just love them!

Back to school time at Walmart, Target, Staples is a great time to load up on "magazine holders" (that they've been using to display report covers, notebooks etc. They just break them down & recycle them otherwise. I have a few, but I tried spray painting them... it sort of worked, but it's not as attractive as I thought it would be, and more paint than I expected.

Did you paint them with a brush? I might just modge podge next time. Yours look super great!